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Sittwe
စစ်တွေ | |
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Capital Town | |
 Sittwe main street | |
  Sittwe Location in Myanmar | |
| Coordinates: 20°10′01″N 92°47′06″E / 20.167°N 92.785°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| State |  Rakhine State |
| District | Sittwe District |
| Township | Sittwe Township |
| Population | |
• Total | 100,748[1] |
| • Ethnicities | Majority Rakhine |
| • Religions | Buddhism Islam Christianity Animism Hinduism |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MMT) |
| Area code(s) | 42, 43 |
| Climate | Am |
Sittwe (Burmese: စစ်တွေမြို့; MLCTS: cac twe mrui., Burmese pronunciation: [sɪʔtwè mjo̰]), formerly Akyab (အာကျပ်), is the capital of Rakhine State, Myanmar (Burma). Sittwe is located on an estuarial island created at the confluence of the Kaladan, Mayu, and Lay Mro rivers emptying into the Bay of Bengal. As of 2019 the city has an estimated population of over 120,000 inhabitants.[2] It is the administrative seat of Sittwe Township and Sittwe District.
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- ^ "Thousands flee capital of Myanmar's Rakhine state as battle looms". Radio Free Asia. 2024-01-26. Retrieved 2024-09-20.